Posted by Lieutenant Commander Dr. Solomon Kane (Chief Science Officer/Research & Development) in side - sim: A Desperate Consultation (Tag Walker)

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Brad shrugged. “I’m sold, as long as you have the mother’s consent before you actually perform any surgery to implant it,” he said.

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

Kane looked at Walker and said “You’d probably have ta be there too. I can’t see this being done with only one surgeon. One to implant the device… one to maintain the mother. It’s gonna be super-tricky. Lots of variables we can’t account for in here.”

Kane, CSO / R&D

“And you.” Alexis’ gaze dropped from the image and met his, “Incase adjustments need to be made to the device as we work.”

“Anything else we should be aware of before I talk to Daamu?” Alexis hadn’t told her about this not wanting to get her hopes up. If they could successfully place the device their chances would increase significantly. But another surgery was risky. Daamu had a difficult decision to make and Alexis wanted to be able to answer her questions as best as she could.

Bonner, AMO

Kane shook his head and said “Nope. That’s all of it.” He looked at Walker and said “Its risky. But even with the risk, they’re chances are better than right now.”

Kane, CSO / R&D

Daamu readily agreed to the surgery. Her husband wasn’t quite so ready to agree. He was concerned at the risk of another surgery. Their questions were asked and answered. Alexis poured over the design of the fetal life support device, it’s placement design as well as the port.
She started the lab on synthesizing amniotic fluid for the artificial womb as well. Alexis took scans and vitals, studied them against the device until she could recite the proceedure in her sleep.

The time to think and decide was taken that night as Daamu’s vitals began to drop again, her heart and cardiac system working too hard to provide for both her and her baby. The baby’s heart continued to work, but began to falter. Blood flow scans showed not enough oxygen or blood was flowing into the baby either. Daamu and the fetus wouldn’t make it without the surgery. Cirjar had to make the decision.

Alexis was paged Walker and Kane to the surgical suite. The devices had already been brought to sickbay. The tiny life support device sat on a table beside the surgical frame and then artifical womb across the room, so far empty. Jt’nal and Xavier prepped and brought Daamu to the room activating the surgical frame and cardiac support untis. Alexis went into the surgical scrubber room, donning her red scrubs before entering.

Bonner, AMO